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Duo Mobile

Duo Mobile

The free Duo Mobile can supply two-factor authentication on any site that supports Google Authenticator. Its Duo Push feature offers authentication with a single tap, but only after you work through its complex initial setup.

3.5 Good
The free Duo Mobile can supply two-factor authentication on any site that supports Google Authenticator. Its Duo Push feature offers authentication with a single tap, but only after you work through its complex initial setup. - Duo Mobile
3.5 Good

Bottom Line

The free Duo Mobile can supply two-factor authentication on any site that supports Google Authenticator. Its Duo Push feature offers authentication with a single tap, but only after you work through its complex initial setup.
  • Pros

    • Works anywhere Google Authenticator is supported.
    • Duo Push feature allows two-factor integration with a single tap for LastPass and a few other sites.
    • Supports iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone.
  • Cons

    • Can't sync configuration between devices.
    • Setting up Duo Push for LastPass proved surprisingly complicated in our testing.
    • Very few sites support Duo Push for consumers.

Duo Mobile Specs

Product Category Password Managers
Product Category Security
Product Category Software
Product Price Type Direct

Passwords are pretty terrible as a form of authentication. Anybody who hacks, guesses, or shoulder-surfs your password gets full access to your account. Using a password manager to manage strong, unique passwords for all your websites can help. That shoulder-surfer will have a tough time remembering a password like !atAVethabU?rur2. But for serious security, you want two-factor authentication (2FA). The free Duo Mobile offers exactly that.

First, a two-factor refresher. Security mavens talk about three items that can be used for authentication: something you know, something you are, and something you have. Two-factor authentication just means using at least two of those three.

About Neil J. Rubenking